Total Crime Rate

179.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 179.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.9 10/10
  • Public order 44.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Virginia Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in New Brighton , and the 95th highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Virginia Road (CH45 2LH) in the last 12 months was 179.7 per 1,000 residents and was 120.7% higher than the New Brighton average (81.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 84.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Virginia Road (CH45 2LH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 117 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Virginia Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Parade —
Sep 2025Drugs Mason Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mason Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mason Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mason Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mason Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mason Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mason Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street —
Sep 2025Public order Richmond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Richmond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Seymour Place West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mason Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mason Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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